How our Graduates will Create the Businesses of the Future
As part of the Innovation Dublin Festival 2011, we are pleased to invite you to participate in a Seminar “How our Graduates will Create the Businesses of the Future”.
Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Research & Innovation
Wednesday, 2nd November 2011 from 16.00 – 18.30 followed by networking reception
Schröodinger Lecture Theatre, Fitzgerald Building, School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin
With unemployment at record levels in 2011 Ireland needs new businesses, based on compelling competitive advantage in which university graduates can exercise their high level skills to compete in world markets. Very exciting new businesses have and will continue to spin out from university research.
In this discussion academic research leaders, seasoned graduate entrepreneurs and students in start-up mode will give brief accounts of where they see the opportunities and what initiatives could restore economic growth. Speakers include:
Academic Research Speakers: Prof Poul Holm, Director Long Room Hub, Prof Linda Doyle, Director, CTVR, Prof Shane O’Mara, Director of TCIN, Dr Matthew Campbell, Ocular Genetics Unit, Prof Paul Coughlan, TCD Course Co-Director, Innovation Academy.
Entrepreneurs: Gerard Lacey, Co-Founder of 3 spin-out companies from TCD, Steven Collins, Co-Founder of 3 spin-out companies from TCD including Havok, Dr Brian Kelly, Co-Founder of Celtic Catalyst, a UCD spin-out.
Students: Students from Chemistry, Computer Science and Statistics, Physics, Engineering and Long Room Hub
Please note that we are limited to 150 attendees and we would ask you to please register in advance so as to enable the organisers to facilitate as many people as possible. You may register by emailing Lillian Caffrey at Lillian.caffrey@tcd.ie.
The Schrodinger Lecture Theatre is located in the Fitzgerald Building, School of Physics, Trinity College and you can check www.tcd.ie/maps
Full agenda available on www.tcd.ie/research_innovation